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NASA's WISE Asteroid Hunter Is Back in Business – Slate Magazine (blog)
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NASA's asteroid hunter spacecraft sends first pics after reactivation – Zee News
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Asteroids' threat to Earth – Tempo
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Reactivated NASA asteroid-hunting probe takes first photos in 2.5 years – NBCNews.com
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